What was the mistaken identity red card shown in Argentina vs Switzerland?

What was the mistaken identity red card shown in Argentina vs Switzerland?Switzerland’s Breel Embolo became the first player to be sent off after a VAR review in the last World Cup quarterfinal.The World Cup has seen its first “mistaken identity” red card, with Switzerland’s Breel Embolo sent off in his team’s quarterfinal against Argentina in Kansas City.Embolo became the first player to be penalised for mistaken identity when he was dismissed in the 72nd minute of the match on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4England fans revel in World Cup win over Norwaylist 2 of 4Bellingham scores twice as England beat Norway 2-1 to reach World Cup semislist 3 of 4FIFA to sell pieces of World Cup final stadium pitch, could earn millionslist 4 of 4South Africa’s Jayden Adams, 25, dies after playing in FIFA World Cupend of listIt all began when Argentina’s Leandro Paredes was given a yellow card for a foul on Embolo, but the decision was reviewed by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the 71st minute.Play resumed but was halted once again when a VAR review was called, and the decision was not only reversed, but Embolo was shown his second yellow of the match for mistaken identity and sent off by match referee Joao Pedro Silva Pinheiro.Why was Embolo shown a VAR mistaken identity yellow card?The 29-year-old was deemed to have dived while in a tackle with Paredes, but the on-field referee ostensibly did not see this and penalised the Argentinian at first.However, the VAR team – which works from a remote location – picked up on the incident and called for a review. Once referee Pinheiro saw the replays and consulted with the VAR team, he returned to the pitch to rescind Paredes’s yellow and brandish one for Embolo instead.The Swiss forward was walking a tightrope with a pre-existing booking and was sent off in the 72nd minute with the scores level.How did Switzerland react to the booking?The Swiss players and the bench remonstrated with the referee but to no avail. They were unhappy with the decision, but most experts and neutral observers agreed that the decision was correct.